INCREDIBLE STRING BAND 1st LP 1966 MONO 1st Press

	£		134
	$		178

On offer here is a VERY rare LP (especially in this condition!!!!) by The Incredible String Band called 'The Incredible String Band' and is an ORIGINAL 1966 UK MONO 1st Pressing on the 1st Press Elektra' label!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND!!!!  IT IS ONE OF THE RAREST INCREDIBLE STRING BAND LPS EVER AND VIRTUALLY NEVER TURNS UP FOR SALE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  BACK IN 1966 WHEN THIS LP WAS FIRST RELEASED, IT ONLY EVER SOLD IN ABSOLUTELY TINY AMOUNTS - AND WAS ALMOST IMMEDIATELY DELETED!!!!  AS A RESULT IT IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND INCREDIBLY HARD TO LOCATE TODAY!!!!  BUT WHAT MAKES THIS LP REALLY SPECIAL IS THAT IT IS THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING EVER MADE - WITH COMPLETELY DIFFERENT LABELS!!!!  AND THIS IS SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND ON THIS LP!!!!  AMAZINGLY, THIS LP HAS THE IMPOSSIBLY RARE 1ST PRESS ONLY 'WHITE/GREEN' ELEKTRA LABELS - THAT ONLY EVER APPLIED TO 'TRUE' 1ST PRESSINGS ONLY!!!!  I WILL EXPLAIN EXACTLY WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO INCREDIBLY RARE!!!!  THIS LP SOLD ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLY ON RELEASE IN 1966 AND WAS DELETED SOON AFTERWARDS.  ONLY LATER ON IN 1967 - WHEN THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND BECAME MORE POPULAR DID ELEKTRA RE-PRESS THIS LP, AND IT SOLD IN FAR GREATER AMOUNTS.  HOWEVER, BY THEN - ELEKTRA HAD DROPPED THE ORIGINAL 'WHITE/GREEN' LABEL IN FAVOUR OF THE CURRENT (AT THE TIME) ORANGE LABEL INSTEAD!!!!   AND THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT MAKES THIS LP SO AMAZINGLY RARE!!!!  BECAUSE, ONLY THE ORIGINAL 1ST PRESSINGS FROM THE 'DAY OF RELEASE' BACK IN 1966 (AND QUICKLY DELETED!) - EVER CAME WITH THIS ULTRA RARE 'WHITE/GREEN' ELEKTRA LABEL - AND BARELY ANY WERE EVER MADE!!!!  ALL LATER PRESSINGS NEVER HAD THIS LABEL - AND WITH THIS '1ST PRESS ONLY' WHITE/GREEN ELEKTRA LABEL, IT MAKES THIS THE RAREST INCREDIBLE STRING BAND LP EVER MADE!!!!  JUST TRY AND FIND ANOTHER ONE!!!!  NOT ONLY THAT, BUT THIS LP IS IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  JUST TAKE A LOOK AT THE PICTURES!!!!  THIS IS THE ORIGINAL 1966 UK 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING ON THE 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS WHITE/GREEN ELEKTRA LABEL, 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS INNER SLEEVE, AND 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESS FULLY LAMINATED MONO COVER!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND LIKE THIS - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!! This is the ORIGINAL UK 1st Pressing from 1966 and is in GREAT condition!!!! The record is pressed on THICK quality vinyl. The Cat. No is EUK 254 on the ORIGINAL 1st Press White/Green Elektra label (see picture) and is a UK MONO 1st pressing!!!!

The record labels are in BRILLIANT condition (see pictures) with NO writing, and only a few light spindle marks!!!!  The vinyl is in GREAT condition!!!! Most of these 60s LPs had been to a lot of wild parties and are usually found totally worn out, and almost unplayable. This one is NOT and has NO scratches, only 2 or 3 absolutely TINY surface marks, only a few VERY light hairlines, NO scufflines, and only a VERY few of the lightest paper scuffs only visible under light!!!!  THE RECORD STILL RETAINS ITS ORIGINAL 'JUST PRESSED' LOOK!!!!  It is also great to find that the record plays as STUNNINGLY as the visual with only a VERY few light clicks/pops, NO sticking, NO jumps, and barely ANY crackle AT ALL!!!!  The sound quality is simply SUPERB with NO groovewear and NO distortion either!!!!  The record must MEGA STRICTLY grade Good++++ (PROPERLY graded, NOT trashed!) if not better and is very VERY close to a grade above!!!!  Believe me this record is NOT overgraded in ANY way!!!! I use STRICT RC grading standards - it is not in my interest not to!!!! Brillant!!!!  The record also comes in its ORIGINAL 1st Press inner sleeve which is in SUPERB condition!!!!  The 1st Press FULLY Laminated MONO Cover is in GREAT condition!!!!  It has NO edge wear, NO spinal wear, only VERY slight corner wear (NOT through the colour), only a few VERY light creases (cover is VERY flat looking!), VERY shiny laminate, and NO writing!!!!  The opening edge is beautifully straight with NO feathering!!!!  Even the laminated back of the cover is in GREAT condition with NO grubbyness, NO yellowing, and NO writing!!!!  The only VERY minor detail to mention is that there are 2 INCREDIBLY small splits on the opening edge of the cover back - though these have been PERFECTLY repaired, are 100% strong, and completely unnoticeable (they simply look like 2 small creaselines!)!!!!   This cover must grade Very Good+ - and looks BRILLIANT!!!!  THIS LP IS SERIOUSLY RARE AND SIMPLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE - SO DONT MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!!!!

HAVE A LOOK AT MY PICTURES - I DO MY BEST TO SHOW THE RECORD FROM ALL ANGLES AND MAKE THE PICTURES AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE - THERE IS NOTHING TO HIDE!!!! It really is a GREAT looking LP and it is truly rare to find any copies of this MEGA RARE LP!!!! THIS WILL BE YOUR ONLY CHANCE TO BUY AN ORIGINAL UK 1966 MONO 'EARLIEST' 1ST PRESSING OF "THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND" BY THE INCREDIBLE STRING BAND, IN GREAT CONDITION!!!!  Dont forget to take a look at all my other items including many other TOP LPs and contact me with any queries you may have. P&P £3 in the UK, £4 Europe, £6 Rest Of The World (Postal discounts are available - see below for details).  Paypal, Bank Transfers, Cheques, International Money Orders, and Postal Orders accepted. Thanks for looking! Cheers!!!!!

On 24-Nov-02 at 12:19:15 GMT, seller added the following information: